lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
(someone else's) parents; both parents
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
one's family; family member
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
outward appearance; looks
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to step forward; to take a step forward
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in